"A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions." - Oliver Wendell Holmes-Also let's all call our dads this week and tell them how much we appreciate all that they teach us.
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Fathers Know Best
So in my previous post I wrote about a marketing event I attended earlier this week. A guy there named Jake Larsen is a video marketer and makes ads for companies on YouTube. My buddy got in touch with me and said that Jake wanted to talk to me. This was it, all of this grammar practice and sleepless nights over dangled modifiers came down to writing an email to my potential employer. One shot, one opportunity. (Eminem? Anyone? No? Cool.) I made a draft that I thought was pretty good. I called my dad and asked if he could go over it for me. As were on the phone, he picked my email apart. With over 20 years in business, he gave me some good pointers on how to write informative, to-the-point emails that convey a lot of information. I learned a lot from him, and I feel that they are all things that we will go over in class. It was just a cool experience to be able to apply the things that I am learning in this class. Now what? I'm going to get an internship and just start learning. Learning things that textbooks can't teach me.
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Wow! That is so great! This class does teach us great things that can help us in real life. This internship could lead to even further opportunities. I hope everything works out for you.
ReplyDeleteHoly cow! This stuff works??!! I am so glad to hear that one of my fellow class-mates is getting an amazing opportunity because of the same preparation that I am doing! OK, almost the same... I am not being as go-getter as you. K, got to go. 'Bout to go call my pops.
ReplyDeleteAren't Dads the greatest?! I value all the advice my dad gives me, because when it comes down to it, he's lived and experience much more than I have. Best of luck with the internship. We all know you're gunna nail it!
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